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| Scientific Name | Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 |
| Common Names | Eastern Mosquito-fish Koboldkaerpfling (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Palatka, eastern Florida, [Palatka, eastern Florida and Charleston, South Carolina], U.S.A. |
| Synonym(s) | Gambusia affinis holbrocki, Gambusia affinis holbrooki, Gambusia holbrocki, Gambusia patruelis holbrooki, Heterandria holbrooki, Schizophallus holbrooki, Zygonectes atrilatus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 35mm or 1.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from New Jersey south to Alabama in USA. Introduced to many countries for mosquito control, but had rare to non-existing effects on mosquitoes, and negative to perhaps neutral impact on native fishes. At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2012. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11, pp 62 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:7.32.521.3152 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:01 (species record created: 2011 Apr 13 09:00) |